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Northern Ireland energy sector to be fully decarbonised by 2050

April 1, 2021

Stormont’s Department for the Economy has begun the process of developing a new energy strategy, which will see the Northern Ireland energy sector…

Government launches new £80 million fund for green jobs and national parks

November 19, 2020

Environment

Plans to help kickstart the UK’s green recovery have been unveiled yesterday (Wednesday, November 18), including the expansion of protected landscapes, increased access…

£40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens for applications

September 14, 2020

Environment

Grants from £50,000 to £5 million are now available from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund to help the nation build back greener from…

Farm sustainability assessment called for at ‘Energy and Rural Business Show’

March 14, 2020

Environment

Calls for a single, harmonised farm sustainability assessment were made at Energy and Rural Business Show earlier this month, in the event’s debate…

How efficient must a farmer become at producing a kilogram of product?

September 7, 2019

Environment

When it comes to agriculture and climate action the focus – with regard to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – needs to be on…

Slurry powered milk trucks; is this the future?

July 2, 2019

Dairy

Farmers in Sweden are contributing to a fossil fuel free future through turning their farms’ slurry into biogas – which is then being used…

Harvard research suggests afforestation could slow climate change clock

April 14, 2019

Forestry

New research from Harvard University in the US demonstrates that the UK would be able to sustain itself and help meet the Paris…

McIntyre: ‘What the big pesticides report should have said’

April 13, 2019

Arable

The European Parliament’s committee on pesticides has reached the wrong conclusions and disregarded key evidence, a new report concludes. Anthea McIntyre MEP, the…

‘Grazed grass isn’t that environmentally friendly’

March 31, 2019

Beef

Grazed grass and other forage-based diets are more likely to lead to higher levels of greenhouse gas production, according to Dr Tim Snellling,…

Last chance to apply for £5,000 environmental grant

December 25, 2018

Schemes

Farmers in the midlands have until January 31 to apply for an environmental grant of up to £5,000. Dr. Jodie Rettino, Severn Trent Catchment…

Reducing food production could cut emissions – UK report

November 15, 2018

Environment

Reducing demand for beef, lamb and milk by changing diets could help cut back on methane and nitrous oxide emissions, according to a…

Defra seeks ‘environmentally-sound’ farming in new strategy

November 5, 2018

Agri Politics

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has set down a new environmental strategy, in which it outlines its plans for…

It’s time to put the value of the Basic Payment into context

November 3, 2018

Opinion

I am pretty sick and tired of environmental and conservation groups telling us all that we need farm support measures that take more…

Can Brexit be a good thing for the environment?

June 30, 2018

Environment

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has teamed up with Greener UK, a coalition of 13 environmental organisations, to demonstrate how a Brexit deal can…

New environmental scheme could ‘cut number of inspections’

April 24, 2018

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has launched a new scheme which it says could improve the environment, while also reducing the number of…

Gove to speak on future farming subsidies at tomorrow’s NFU conference

February 19, 2018

N.Ireland

The UK’s Agriculture Secretary Michael Gove is expected to reveal more on his plans for post-Brexit agricultural policy at tomorrow’s National Farmers’ Union…

Tenancy vs Conacre: ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog’

January 27, 2018

N.Ireland

Land owners have been warned not to let tax myths shape their business decisions and that longer-term leases, as opposed to conacre, could…

Farmers suffering ‘Brexit fatigue’ as talks process hits critical stage

January 17, 2018

N.Ireland

Ulster farmers are becoming sickened with Brexit talk, Ulster Farmers’ Union deputy president Ivor Ferguson told journalists at the UFU’s annual press lunch…

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